Unable to obtain IP address for android device

Host System Configuration

Windows 7 (ver 6.1 SP1)

Android Device

Jelly Bean 4.1.2

The virtual router can start successfully and shares my Lan Connection but when it comes to connecting my android device it does not work. The device can scan the SSID and connects but keeps on Obtaining IP address. After a while the Virtual router shows:
Host name could not be found.
IP address could not be found.

I tried looking into the configuration the virtual router is using and below is a transcript of the same:

I have a similar problem with Nokia 701 (Symbian Belle) phone. In my case it just takes a bit more time to obtain an IP adrress, but it works normally afterwards. The only problem is, that VirtualRouter doesn't wait so long to retrieve device info, so
I can see just this...

Host name could not be found.
IP address could not be found.

It would be nice to have the ability to refresh these information manually.

It's the same for me and I have no clue, what has happened.
The whole morning had come messages like the described above

Host name could not be found.
IP address could not be found.

No I get a connection with an IP from my DHCP where the LAN-Controller is connected. I'm pretty sure, that as the router was working, the SmartPhone got an IP from the "Microsoft Virtual MiniPort adress-space.

I'm running W7 Ultimate SP1.

Would be happy and thankful for a solution, because the functionallity is great - if it works!!!

That's not the point.
Connection is there, but the Android-device (but also another notebook) doesn't get an IP-adress:
Android says: ... getting IP-adress and VirtRout shows: Hostname / IP-adress could not be found

My problem was that I recieved an ip adress but the connection ended in less than a minute...

To fix this ..
first disconnect from the network .. go to wifi settings .. from there navigate to advanced wifi settings .. check the "Use Static Ip" then come back and enter password and connect to the wifi again .. now while it tries to connect .. go to advanced
again and remove the check box and come back and see you will be connected !!!!
Funny fix ! Worked for me many times !!!

This problem is very common with smartphones, many devices can't connect with wpa2 key.. It happen with routers and another network devices...
The solucion is use WEP key, but this application don't have that option :(

Hi guys,
Ive made a little program that you can run in a batch file, so you dont have to type out those commands everytime. Ive tested it with ipods streaming music via airplay and with android devices, everything works fine with what ive tested. All you have to do
is copy the code below into a text file and then rename it to 'anyname'.bat and paste into a folder called WLAN-AP in your program files then make a short cut of the bat file and edit the shortcut so that it runs as administrator by default. You might have
to make two other text files in the same folder as the bat file called AP-KEY and another called AP-SSID, just make sure the names of the text files are correct, you dont need to type anything into them. Heres the code:

Its the first time ive written a bat file so if there are horrible techniques... well sorry.
Oh and you have to manually share the connection with internet to the wifi connection, but you only have to do this once

WHEN I TRIED TO CONNECT I GOT ERROR THAT "The group or resource is not in the correct state to perform the requested operation."
SO PLEASE GIVE ME THE SOLUTION........I TRIED STARTING USING CMD SHELL YET RECEIVED ERROR LIKE __"The hosted network couldn't be started.
The group or resource is not in the correct state to perform the requested operation."__

WHEN I TRIED TO CONNECT I GOT ERROR THAT "The group or resource is not in the correct state to perform the requested operation."
SO PLEASE GIVE ME THE SOLUTION........I TRIED STARTING USING CMD SHELL YET RECEIVED ERROR LIKE __"The hosted network couldn't be started.
The group or resource is not in the correct state to perform the requested operation."__

SO PLEASE ANYONE TRY TO FIND A SOLUTION

You might have disabled the Virtual network manually.
Try enabling the same from the Device management > Network adapters

Guyzz m also gettin the same prob by it is more complicated, m gettin connected my android phone bt ths ("Host name could not be found.
IP address could not be found.") is showin on my virtual router manager(VRM) nd the another prob. also cums is tht whenever my device gets connected luckily to VRM at tht time my device shows Limited "Connectivity"
Please VRM Developers i request you all to inform us some conform solution,
Your loyal
Devendra

I found a SOLUTION too, I tried the fixed IP thing above but I still could not connect to internet with my android phone, so as also suggested above by 'creetesh', I had to do something with the firewall, but I wanted to do it specific for the phone or the
network or the IP. I also have Symantec Endpoint Protection (windows firewall is managed by SEP).

The idea is basically to allow traffic access to your phone. To do that securely, I used the mac address of my phone. I could have used the static IP as 192.168.137.2 to be allowed but that is not very unique..

and I added a rule which gave the summary as (it's nice, you set the options and the program summarizes it);
_Rule Summary:
Allow both incoming and outgoing traffic to/from: MAC address bla-bla-bla. This applies to traffic from the following protocols and ports: All IP protocol types. For these network adapters: Microsoft Virtual WiFi Miniport Adapter (192.168.137.1)._